ing about having enough candles and
worrying about all your frozen foods
defrosting.”
The salmon population in the River was
a major priority in the project, down to
the type of method used for the project.
Typically, hydropower generators require
a dam, but those pose great threats to
spawning grounds and wasn’t a viable
option. Instead, the Nicknaqueet Hydro
Project uses run-of-river, a method that
uses part of natural stream flows and
natural elevation differences found in
mountainous regions like this.
Wuikinuxv Nation Councillor, Rick Shaw,
says, "The Nicknaqueet hydro plant has
been a 40-year dream in the making.
Through countless feasibility studies,
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